second wave is a grassroots initiative to sail a boat constructed from waste materials around the UK.
Promoting STEM education to inspire the future generation of engineers, community engagement in your local area, environmental awareness of plastic pollution around the coastline of the UK and provide an expedition experience for those sailing the boat.
Made from waste
The boat will be made from repurposed plastics and recycled materials, demonstrating how innovative ideas have the potential to tackle our environmental challenges.
Communities around the UK will inspire the next generation to take action for the planet and their future careers.
Our story – where did it all start?
Conrad Manning and Helen Littlejohn met at the Victorious Festival in Portsmouth in August 2024.
Conrad is a STEM ambassador and a Naval Architect by trade and had already built a long board out of 800 milk bottles and paddled boarded around the Isle of Wight.
Helen has a background in organising adventure holidays and school expeditions and currently working for a charity on the South Coast organising beach cleans and educating communities about plastic pollution and ocean health.
We both had a similar idea for a number of years to build a boat out of recycled materials and sail it around the UK to educate local communities about ocean health.
- To inspire the next generation of engineers about what is possible to solve the plastic pollution crisis.
- To educate and inspire communities to take action in their local area.
- To provide an expedition experience for those who have never had an opportunity to sail on a boat.
- To raise awareness about the environmental impact of plastic pollution around the UK coastline.